[November 26, 2009] Research and Markets: Current Netbook PC Development and Future Growth Opportunities: Shipments Expected to Double in 2009 Compared to 2008 Tweet DUBLIN --(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cc6fdf/current_netbook_pc) has announced the addition of the "Current Netbook PC Development and Future Growth Opportunities" report to their offering. Netbook PC shipment volume is expected to double for full year 2009 when compared with shipment volume for full year 2008. Nevertheless, as prices of netbook PCs are falling considerably, netbook PC makers' profit margins are expected to be affected. In the future, it is anticipated that netbook PC growth momentum will slow down. In order to expand netbook PC market coverage, other than increasing product differentiation to stimulate demand in the existing mature consumer markets, PC companies also aim to seek new market opportunities in the education, commercial, and emerging market segments, as well as new distribution channels and new offerings. Furthermore, the entrance of new competitors such as Nokia and Apple (News - Alert) is expected to intensify competition. List of Topics Worldwide netbook PC shipment volume forecast in 2009 through 2014, with breakdowns by shipment destination in 2009 and 2010 Worldwide netbook PC shipment share forecast by maker in 2009 and 2010 Netbook PC distribution channel development, netbook PC product development roadmap, three types of netbook PC buyers, netbook PC top-10 applications, netbook PC product positioning and segments, as well as the analysis of netbook PC's market opportunities in the education and commercial markets are also included Smartbook deployment of ARM-based chip vendors, including Intel (News - Alert), Qualcomm, Freescale, Nvidia, and TI Key Topics Covered: 1. Worldwide Netbook PC Shipment Volume Expected to Double in 2009 2. Acer Leads the Netbook PC Market, Followed by Asus and Samsung 3. Western Europe to be Main Market for Netbook PCs in 2010 4. Telecom Operators' Bundled Packages Push Distribution Channel Sales 5. Netbook PC Users Focus on Internet-related Applications 6. The Blurring Boundaries between Mobile Phones and Mobile Computing Products 7. Wintel Challenged by ARM (News - Alert) and Google 8. Smartbook Deployment of ARM-based Chip Vendors 9. Netbook PC Product Development 10. Education and Commercial Markets as Netbook PC's New Focus Areas 11. Nokia (News - Alert) Making its Foray into Netbook PC Market 12. Mobile Internet Devices with Value-added Services Expected to Boost Revenue 13. Apple's Tablet and iTablet Concepts 14. Netbook PCs Focus on Second PC Buyer; Ultra-thin PCs Focus on Replacement Buyer Companies Mentioned Intel Qualcomm (News - Alert) Freescale Nvidia TI Nokia Apple Acer Wintel For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cc6fdf/current_netbook_pc [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]